On December 8, 2009, Conseco, Inc. (the "Company"), issued:
(i) a press release providing its outlook for earnings for the full year
2010, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference; and (ii) a press release stating that it is seeking an
amendment to its senior credit facility, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The
information contained under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished and shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such
filing.

Item
9.01(d).

Financial Statements and
Exhibits.

The
following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form
8-K: